Lourdes Mendoza

Zoila Lourdes Carmen Sandra Mendoza del Solar (born 7 January 1958) is a Peruvian businesswoman and politician with the Peruvian Aprista Party. She is the first woman in Peru's history to become a Vice President of Peru, running as the Second Running mate of Alan García in the 2006 election.[1]

Lourdes Mendoza
Lourdes Mendoza del Solar in 2010
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
28 July 2006  28 July 2011
PresidentAlan García Pérez
Preceded byDavid Waisman
Succeeded byOmar Chehade
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2006  26 July 2011
ConstituencyArequipa
Arequipa City Councilwoman
In office
1 January 2003  26 July 2006
Personal details
Born (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958
Arequipa, Peru
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party
SpouseAlfredo Fonts Fontana (divorced)

She was also elected as Member of Congress representing Arequipa,[2] where she had been elected as "regidora" in 2002. She served until the 2011 election when she lost her seat in the 2011 elections when she ran for re-election.

References

  1. "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
  2. "Ficha de Congresista". Congreso de la Republica del Peru. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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